Archives for 2006

'"Like I said of the Sabres, we have a good group of guys here, tons of offensive talent," Varada said. "We believe it's our year this year, and we're going to do our best to accomplish everything we can this year."' … [Read more...] about Varada says Senators have chemistry too

'"This team was very close to leaving Buffalo and the city has a large investment in the Sabres," Golisano said. "Not only in the arena, but the spirit invested in the team. It would have been a disaster. I was just lucky I was fortunate to come along when I did. The timing was right. The resources were right."' … [Read more...] about Golisano revels in victory

'There's no question Sabres general manager Darcy Regier made the right decision when he traded an unsigned prospect, Jakub Klepis, to the Washington Capitals in March 2004 for Grier. He's the power forward the Sabres needed, bringing a combination of skill, grit and hockey smarts to the rink every night.' … [Read more...] about Grier brings the power down ice

'"We'd like to improve our play, first of all, in a few areas," said coach Lindy Ruff. "We have the luxury now of really going after Game 2. We won Game 1 in dramatic fashion. We'd like to tighten things up and play a stronger all-around game."' … [Read more...] about Ruff finds plenty to fix despite Game 1 win

'While the Sabres can't equal some of the gaudy offensive totals posted by the Senators this season, a deeper look at some key numbers reveals the surprising Sabres -- as Game 1 in this best-of-seven series showed -- aren't the overwhelming underdogs many so-called hockey experts believe them to be.' … [Read more...] about Sabre metrics

A Sens-ible approach (Ottawa Sun) Unsinkable Kelly keeps battling (Ottawa Sun) Emery needs a net reversal (Ottawa Sun) Senators set to atone for blunders (Ottawa Citizen) It's not the end of the world (Ottawa Citizen) Emery anxious for shot at redemption (Ottawa Citizen) Ruff finds plenty to fix despite Game 1 win (Ottawa Citizen) Senators Game night (Ottawa … [Read more...] about Monday’s Ottawa Coverage

Former Amerks making big impact in NHL Playoffs (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage

'"I was walking out of the game and I asked them who was there and somebody said 'Dora,'" Sabres center Tim Connolly said. "I didn't know who that was, but Teppo Numminen did. He filled me in on it."' … [Read more...] about Kids show gives Sabres and Senators extra day off

'The Sabres may have Jochen Hecht back in the lineup. Lindy Ruff noted that Hecht is a "possibility" to suit up. Daniel Briere did not skate over the weekend with what Ruff called "an upper-body ailment". The Sabres head coach also said however that Briere should be able to play on Monday.' … [Read more...] about Hecht A 'Possibility' For Game Two

'Ruff said Briere should be able to play in Game 2 Monday night in Ottawa.' … [Read more...] about Briere misses practice with 'upper body ailment'

'In truth, Buffalo knew it was outplayed for most of Game One. It was outshot in each of the three regulation periods before Drury won it with the only shot in OT. It was outmanned in many ways, too. But the Sabres weren't outscored, and for that they made no apologies Saturday. "At this time of the year, the only thing that matters is to win," defenseman Toni Lydman said. "We … [Read more...] about Sabres feeling greedy

'"Unfortunately, you go through things and it tests you, and you've got to be able to bounce back," said Redden, who was minus-4 despite having three assists. "I think guys have been in a position and know what we've got to do to be successful. We've just got to make sure we're sharp out there."' … [Read more...] about Senators’ defense seeks big rebound

'"We really bottomed out in helping Ray get the game going last night," Murray said. "Things that we did early in the game, I mean, 35 seconds in you give up the goal we gave up, it's pretty difficult for a goaltender, whether he's young or old, to say he's going to have a fantastic game from that point on."' … [Read more...] about Ottawa teammates rally around beaten goaltender

'The so-called NHL experts are caught in a time warp. As far as I know Barry Melrose of ESPN hasn't mentioned Buffalo yet. He's still talking about Peter Forsberg of the Flyers without a mention of Ryan Miller stoning Forsberg in the last two games. The same for John Davidson of the MSG network, for whom the Sabres will forever stay anonymous. Melrose, Davidson and a lot like … [Read more...] about Chattering class disses Bills, Sabres

'Game One of their Eastern Conference semifinal featured 13 goals, and breakdowns were part of nearly all of them. "We've gone through the game and I've got 41 clips to show," Ruff said after practice in HSBC Arena. Imagine how many there would have been if his team hadn't won, 7-6.' … [Read more...] about Game video is horror flick for both teams